98% of residents live within a half mile of a park in Orland Hills
2.2 miles of mapped trail cross Orland Hills, 1.9 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Richard F. Kelly Park (1.4 mi). 9% of Orland Hills’ land is conserved, about 69 acres.
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns · #100 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
What kind of outdoors town is Orland Hills?
Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.
How much outdoors does Orland Hills have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Orland Hills is ahead of 88% of U.S. towns, #100 of 768 in Illinois. Trail miles hold the grade up; park acres per resident pull it down.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
The longest trail network is Richard F. Kelly Park, with 1.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
69 conserved acres
9% of Orland Hills’ land. Who manages Orland Hills’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Park Local Park | Town or city | 40 | Open |
| Lake Ashbourne Unknown | Town or city | 18 | Open |
| Ridgegate Park Local Park | Town or city | 5 | Open |
| Redwood Court Tot Lot Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Hawthorne Tot Lot Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Elm Place Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
5 places to go in Orland Hills
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
3 lakes & rivers
0.3 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
The best walking months in Orland Hills: April and September
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.5 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.2 |
| High (°F) | 32 | 36 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 63 | 49 | 36 |
| Rain (in) | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
February is the driest month (1.9 in) and July the warmest (highs of 84 °F). 4.5 inches fall in May, the wettest month. The climate in Orland Hills →
Orland Hills and its neighbors
Orland Hills has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orland Hills | 9% | 1.9 | 11 | 98% | A |
| Orland Park | 5% | 1.0 | 14 | 98% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Orland Hills
Where can I hike in Orland Hills?
The longest trail networks: Richard F. Kelly Park, 1.4 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.
How much of Orland Hills is conserved land?
9% of its land, against a typical 4% for an Illinois town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Orland Hills’ trails?
Richard F. Kelly Park and Ridgegate Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Orland Hills?
0.3 miles of bike routes are on the map: 0.3 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Orland Hills?
10,091 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Orland Hills or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 76 of them inside the town line.
How much outdoors does Orland Hills have?
Ahead of 88% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #100 of 768 in Illinois. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Orland Hills neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →